BABSON PARK, Mass.— Juniors Amelia Novitch (Dover, Mass.) and Kathryn Blake (Medfield, Mass.) combined for seven goals and four assists and graduate student Anna Costello (Milton, Mass.) caused three turnovers and grabbed three ground balls as No. 18 Babson College rolled to a 16-5 victory over Wheaton College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's lacrosse action on Wednesday evening at Nordin Field.

With its 15th straight regular season victory over a NEWMAC opponent dating back to last season, Babson improves to 12-2 overall this spring and 8-0 in conference play. Wheaton has dropped three of its last four games to fall to 8-7 overall and 5-3 in the NEWMAC.

Novitch finished with four goals and two assists, Blake contributed three goals and two helpers, and graduate student Lily Ives (Chappaqua, N.Y.) scored three times for the Beavers. Senior Genevieve Bushey (Lakeville, Conn.) and junior Jessica Evans (Southbury, Conn.) chipped in with a goal and two assists each and senior Nicole Darveau (Sudbury, Mass.) scored twice in the victory. Junior Clare Connolly (Hanover, Mass.) collected five draw controls, and junior Kathleen Murphy (Scarborough, Maine) and first-years Valentina Erigoyen (Miami, Fla.) and Morgan McGahan (Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J) combined to make six saves in goal.

Senior Avonlea LeBeau (North Branford, Conn.) scored two goals to lead the Lyons, and sophomores Jessica Chamberlin (Bow, N.H.) and Riley Kilbourn (Madison, Conn.) and first-year Georgia Qua (Suffield, Conn.) tallied one goal each. LeBeau (6) and Chamberlin (4) combined for 10 draw controls, sophomore Kayleigh York (Scarborough, Maine) caused two turnovers and grabbed two ground balls, and three Wheaton goalies combined to make seven saves in the loss.

Babson needed just 48 seconds to get on the scoreboard as Blake tallied her first of the game in the opening minute. Novitch scored the next three goals for the Beavers to make it 4-0 midway through the opening stanza, and Ives and Blake fired in goals just 35 seconds apart as the lead swelled to 6-0. Novitch and Bushey tacked on a pair of goals in the final two minutes of the frame, with each assisting on the other's goal, as the Green and White led 8-0 after one.

Ives and Darveau opened the second-quarter scoring to begin the running time on the clock with 11:19 to go in the second quarter. Blake set up Downer for her first of the evening and then scored another one of her own, assisted by Bushey, with 4:42 to play, before Ives rounded out the first half scoring with 1:27 on the clock as the Beavers went into the break with a 13-0 advantage.

Evans and Darveau notched goals for the Green and White to open the third quarter before the Lyons broke through with a pair of goals by Chamberlin and LeBeau late in the frame. LeBeau scored again three minutes into the fourth quarter and Kilbourn found the back of the net with 6:51 on the clock. Sophomore Solana Fahey (North Andover, Mass.) got into the scoring act for Babson with 2:33 to play, and Qua rounded out the scoring in the final minute.

Babson had a 29-17 margin in shots and 31-16 advantage in ground balls. The Beavers scored all 16 goals without attempting a free position shot.

Babson faces NEWMAC co-leader Springfield in a conference showdown on Saturday on Stagg Field in Springfield, beginning at 4 p.m. Wheaton is home for its Senior Day game against Coast Guard Saturday at 4 p.m.

GAME NOTES
• Babson has won nine consecutive games in the series and is 29-16 all-time against Wheaton in a series that dates back to 1987.
• Nineteen of the last 23 victories against conference schools going back to 2022 have been by at least 10 goals.
• The Beavers have won 23 in a row and 48 of their last 49 games when holding opponents to 10 goals or fewer.